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Tessie San Martin, PhD, MPA
“To meet the global challenges the world faces, local leadership and local priorities must come first — and we must center locally led development so that positive change endures for generations to come.“ Dr. Tessie San Martin Dr. Tessie San Martin brings extensive experience in both global development and humanitarian response to the role of […] -
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Sarah Burch
Sarah Burch has over a decade of experience in financing and scaling emerging market startups. She is a managing director at Rippleworks, a nonprofit foundation that helps social enterprises scale by offering access to operating expertise and resources. As part of the executive team, Burch leads operations and strategic planning for Rippleworks, including using impact […] -
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Geremie Sawadogo, PhD
Geremie Sawadogo has driven progress in international education, global development and human resource management for over 30 years. He spent nearly 20 years at the World Bank Group, in various roles across human resources and program management. Between 1997 and 2002, Sawadogo served as country director for the Peace Corps in Benin. During this time, […] -
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Penny Abeywardena, MIA
Penny Abeywardena has held leadership roles in philanthropy, government, and multilateral institutions for more than 20 years. Her contributions have been recognized and celebrated by the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and the French American Foundation, among others. President Macron appointed Abeywardena to the rank of Knight in France’s National Order of Merit for […] -
Senior Leaders
Rob King
Rob King brings more than 30 years of clinical research industry experience to his role as FHI Clinical’s chief executive officer. King has extensive experience in global clinical operations and executive leadership, with a professional and academic focus in quality management and compliance. King has contributed to consistent double-digit growth at his last four organizations, […] -
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Desiree Pipkins
As chief impact officer, Desiree Pipkins leads the creation and execution of FHI 360’s strategic change initiatives, overseeing aspects of the organization’s global strategy implementation and leading its global public policy and advocacy efforts. Prior to joining FHI 360, Pipkins was interim deputy chief operating officer and chief of staff to the CEO at Mercy […] -
Senior Leaders
Rebecca Johnson, MIDP
As director of FHI 360’s Project Management Office, Rebecca Johnson works across the organization to facilitate and support the implementation of strategic change initiatives. Johnson’s experience spans the management consulting space, along with various roles within the FHI 360 family of companies that uniquely position her to lead a change effort across the global organization. […] -
Senior Leaders
Juliana Soares Linn, MD, MSc, MPH
Dr. Juliana Soares Linn directs the Infectious Diseases Department within the FHI 360 Global Health and Population practice. In her role as director, Soares Linn oversees a global portfolio that includes emerging infectious diseases and health security, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and COVID-19 response. Soares Linn brings a blend of leadership experience and clinical expertise […] -
Senior Leaders
Nichelle Johnson Billips, JD, LLM
Nichelle Johnson Billips is FHI 360’s deputy general counsel, supporting the organization’s legal and corporate administration. She joined FHI 360 with nearly 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. Immediately prior to joining FHI 360, Johnson Billips was a fellow with the White House Leadership Development Program, working in the Office of […] -
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Susan Yashar, JD
Susan Yashar served as Deloitte Global’s deputy chief executive officer and general counsel, leading an organization of more than 250 professionals involved in risk, legal and ethics matters. Among other things, she oversaw major risk, legal, brand, regulatory and governance matters affecting Deloitte worldwide. She was named general counsel in 2014 and deputy CEO in […]
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